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Post by Joey12 on Jan 30, 2022 6:32:33 GMT
The beak is probably sized for what it eats. 1.2 meters long so that's a good sized beak.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 30, 2022 7:44:07 GMT
Name: BarapasaurusPronunciation: Bah-rap-o-sore-usMeaning of name: "Big-legged lizard"Species: B. tagoreiSize: Estimated to have measured between 12 and 14 metres long, 4 metres tall and weighing around 7 metric tonnes.Family: UncertainDiet: Herbivore. Fed on both high and low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known from five partial skeletons discovered in the Kota Formation of central India. Named by S. L. Jain, T. S. Kutty, T. Roy-Chowdhury and S. Chatterjee in 1975.Lived: 196.5 to 183 million years ago during the Sinemurian and Pliensbachian stages of the Early Jurassic in what is now central India.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 30, 2022 13:13:27 GMT
I wouldn't rub it the wrong way!
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Post by Joey12 on Jan 31, 2022 3:22:38 GMT
Don't think I would want to ride this one bareback.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Jan 31, 2022 7:48:18 GMT
Name: MuzquizopteryxPronunciation: Muz-kwee-op-teh-riksMeaning of name: "Múzquiz wing"Species: M. coahuilensisWingspan: 2 metresFamily: NyctosauridaeDiet: Uncertain. Likely piscivore.First fossils found: Known only from a single, almost-complete skeleton (missing only the snout and lower jaw) discovered in northern Mexico sometime during the 1990s. Named by E. Frey, M. C. Buchy, W. Stinnesbeck, A. González and A. di Stefano in 2006.Lived: 89.8 to 86.3 million years ago during the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now northern Mexico.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Jan 31, 2022 13:21:37 GMT
Look at that long, thin beak!
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 1, 2022 7:16:54 GMT
Name: CedarpeltaPronunciation: See-dar-pel-tahMeaning of name: "Cedar shield", after the Cedar Mountain Formation were its fossils were discovered.Species: C. bilbeyhallorumSize: Unknown due to a lack of fossils.Family: AnkylosauridaeDiet: Herbivore. Fed on low-growing vegetation.First fossils found: Known only from two partial skulls and a few scattered bones discovered in the Cedar Mountain Formation of eastern Utah. First discovered in 1990. Named by palaeontologists Kenneth Carpenter, James Ian Kirkland, Donald Burge and John Bird in 2001.Lived: 113 to 100.5 million years ago during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous in what is now the western United States.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 1, 2022 19:43:16 GMT
Wow! The first word that came in mind was 'panzer'.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 2, 2022 7:14:25 GMT
I don't think my parrot would like that around.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 2, 2022 8:50:18 GMT
Name: AlnashetriPronunciation: Al-nuh-she-treeMeaning of name: "Slender thighs"Species: A. cerropoliciensisSize: Uncertain due to a lack of fossilsFamily: Uncertain. Likely Alvarezsaurid.Diet: Uncertain. Likely carnivore/insectivoreFirst fossils found: Known only from a pair of hind legs discovered in the Candeleros Formation of Rio Negro Province, Argentina. Named by Peter J. Makovicky, Sebastián Apesteguía and Federico A. Gianechini in 2012.Lived: 97 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now Argentina.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 2, 2022 13:09:48 GMT
The head reminds me of a duck.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 4, 2022 3:26:27 GMT
Yeah looks like a flightless duck except for it's feet.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on Feb 4, 2022 9:40:02 GMT
Name: RincheniaPronunciation: Rin-chen-e-ahMeaning of name: Named after Mongolian palaeontologist, Rinchen Barsbold.Species: R. mongoliensisSize: 1.5 metres long, 0.9 metres tall and weighing around 71kgsFamily: OviraptoridaeDiet: UncertainFirst fossils found: Known only from a single, partial skeleton discovered in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Named by H. Osmolska, P. J. Currie and R. Barsbold in 2004. Was originally thought to be a species of Oviraptor.Lived: 71 to 68 million years ago during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern Mongolia.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Feb 4, 2022 16:17:15 GMT
Strange 'bump' on is head.
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Post by Joey12 on Feb 5, 2022 8:22:31 GMT
Better take it to Dr Pimple Popper.
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